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Kian Leaflets, Rumors Stir Racial Tension Gertrude Reed, Active In Civic Groups, Dies Mrs. Gertrude Reed, who for State Engineer To Determine Overfill Owner A state agency has en Sunday, August 12, 1956 SECTION it' 4 Good Morning PAUL DAVIS CONDUCTOR i Talk Of The Town Today Harry's for Harriman. 'Betsy's (100 m.p.h.) dangerous. Mantle's homer-a-day pace (No. 40).

Here And There' Arthur Rowley, 2044 Barcelona Way South, Pinellas Cigar salesman, showed up with a six-pound Honey Rock melon grown in his back yard 22 inches around any way you measured it Ted C. Barman, 519 S. Bayshore Drive, Madeira Beach, badly Injured in the July 1 Welch Causeway auto crash, is recuperating nicely at home, wants friends to know had close call, unconscious 14 days after crash Burrell Smith, Major Productions, completed new C. of C. booster film, Sunny Youth, dedicated to youth activities here thanks helpers Jack Puryear of City A FORM OF 'LIP SERVICE' something the princess can't do is put on her own make-up and here she gets a helping hand from her designer and builder, Robert Mag-gart.

Princess, 'A Real Do Will Amaze Dairymen; She Measures 52-34-52 TARPON SPRINGS Police chief Oscar Hill last night indicated his force would take "normal precautions" in the face of rumors of a possible Negro invasion of Pleasure Pier Beach here today. The rumors followed a spread ing of Ku Klux Klan leaflets throughout the downtown area yesterday morning. The leaflets, KKK membership applications, were placed at the door of every business firm, and were liberally sprinkled in areas of public congregation. Letters delineating the Klan policy against integra tion also appeared in business places and public Chief Hill said that he planned no definite action but that he would utilize Jiis force Clear water police had following rumors of Negro use of public beaches there July 4. Clearwater police remained watchful that day, with 25 mem' bers of the force reserve ready for duty if needed, but the predicted invasion never came off.

Hill said that he has been un able to find any basis for the rumors but said that his force would nonetheless remain alert. Since Pleasure Pier is classi fied as privately man aged beach, police are legally responsible to keep out anyone whom lessee Michael Sakelson re fuses to admit. Approximately 25 Negroes visit ed the all-white Lido Beach in Sarasota last Sunday, and the week before that a group went swimming at Siesta Beach on Siesta Key. No incidents were reported in either case Sarasota Paper Makes 2 Editor Appointments SARASOTA, Harris Pow ers yesterday was named editor of the afternoon Sarasota Journal and Norman L. Yost became managing editor.

Publisher David B. Lindsay announcing the appointments, said expanding circulation made the staff rearrangement necessary, Lindsay continues as edi tor of the morning Kerald-Tn- bune. Powers, former associate edi tor of the Journal, has been an executive with the Panama City News-Journal, Ocala Star-Banner and is former editor and publish er of the Florida Magazine Sun- time at Jacksonville. He worked on the Jacksonville Journal. DAYS SANS TV nearly half a century worked unceasingly in community service here since her arrival from Sullivan, died yesterday in a local hospital Mrs.

Reed, who retired as as sistant manager of The Times in the late 1920's, was with the Community Chest since its origin in 1933 and was on 1955-56 Budget Committee. She was active in Girl Scout work for 20 years and retired last year as president of the Girl Scout Council of Pinellas County after a two-year term. She had been a member of the Board of Directors of the South Pinellas Chapter of the Red Cross and a volunteer in Red Cross Home Service Department for many years. Mrs. Reed was the Red Cross delegate from this county to the National Red Cross Convention in San Francisco last year.

Mrs. Reed had been active in many committees of the Wom an's Council at Mirror Lake Christian Church, She resided at 1114 Second Street North, with her husband Wayne Reed, former president of the local Typographical union; Red Cross and religious worker here. Surviving in addition to her husband, are a daughter, Joyce Reed. New York Citv: a son. Joe Reed.

New Haven. two brothers and two sisters, in the North. The familv reauests that flow ers be omitted. Palms Memorial will announce arrangements. Upper Suncoasr Highlights NEW LIBRARY at Dunedin almost completed; $8,000 still needed to complete interior.

PAGE 3-B. TRAFFIC LIGHTS at Cleveland Avenue and Lincoln Street, Clearwater, to go into operation this week. PAGE 3-B. Mailbox Stolen SARASOTA The Sarasota County sheriff's office Friday received a report from Mrs. Glen Adkins, 6435 Beechwood Street, that someone had knocked down and stolen a mail box belonging to a neighbor, Mrs.

Lee A. Detnck, 6401 Beech- wood Street. TV PROGRAM Recreation; John Martin of Jr. Yacht Club; Abe Register, Wild Animal Ranch, and Melvin Scheer of Scheer's Piers, Lake Tarpon Bonita Springs, south of Fort Myers, excited over report dog track may open there, provided Lee County voters give okay, of course. L.

M. Tate Post 39, VFW, honored Senior Vice Commander Andrew J. Williams, national Hall of Fame member, at recent meeting he signed over 100 new members in a year, was written up in National VFW magazine Miss Elsie Winrick is asked to call Mrs. Dunston, ph. 75-8694.

WILLIAMS In The News B. Joe Dew named chairman Red Cross disaster committee a veteran worker, former chairman of warning committee new warning chairman Rex MacDonald, of committee committee watching Hurri-5 cane Betsy R. M. Cargell, St. P'rg Beach attorney, elected vice president of National Association of Claimant's Compensation Attorneys at Los Angeles national meeting last week only Pinellas lawyer there he's JvY) DEW By CHUCK ALBURY CLEARWATER Youthful visitors to the Minnesota State Fair are going to get the surprise of their lives, late this month, when an S'i-foot tall animated "Princess" at the Dairy Industry Exhibit shows them where to pick up their sample ice cream bars and reminds them to be sure and drink plenty of milk.

The remarkable fair exhibit is the product of a Clearwater man, Robert J. Maggart, who completed actual work on the project in four months, following many more of planning and designing. Maggart will load the big talking doll on a trailer soon and personally escort her to the Minnesota Fair, which begins Aug. 25 and runs through Labor Day. Just imagine what those kids will do when the Princess, perfectly proportioned for her size, either rises to her feet or settles In her special throne, raises her arms and pleasantly converses with the onlookers.

Vital statistics of the Princess are 52-34-52. She has a wig of naturally curly hair which came from Italy in strands 22 inches long. The wig was made by St. Petersburg craftsman Charles Steinbebach, with the job taking two months. Even clothing worn by associate editor of association's journal John B.

Vosburgh, former branch manager of De-Voe and Reynolds Paint Okla. and Mrs. V. bought the Boca Ciega Bay Cottages former owners Mr. and Mrs.

Leonard HartUI. People i Mrs. Walter Miller back from Huntsville, where she was called by the death of olderrother, S. E. GillesbTeT.

first death in family of 10 children Mrs. Ethel A. Cronan, agent, and William A. Swan, general agent for Protective Life insurance at Birmingham, for home office meeting Bill ended fiscal year 10th in entire company, and third in Southeastern division in paid volume he spoke on "Estate Analysis and Programming." Mr. and Mrs.

George G. Byrnes and daughter. Miss Nancy, off Monday to N.Y. where they leave for Munich, Germany to visit son Col. George Byrnes stationed there with AF George once on Times staff Hazel Slusser formerly with WSUN now in TB Hospital, Tampa tered the investigation of the 2,500 foot Paradise Island overfill south of Treasure Island.

Mercer Brown of St. Peters burg, chairman of the new State Land Use and Control Commission, disclosed last night he has requested the Commission's engineer, W. Turner Wallis, to check State and Federal records and determine whether the State or the developer, owns the land the overfill is on. Brown, pending receipt of "all the facts" declined to, say what action his commission might recommend the state take if it turns out the pumped up real estate is on public property. Early this week the cabinet In ternal Improvement Fund board headed by Gov.

LeRoy Collins approved paying for a local at torney to investigate complaints of "overfilling" in general in Pi nellas. The complaints were lodged by the Alliance for the Conservation of Pinellas Resources. HAILS INVESTIGATION Mrs. Burton Bigelow, executive secretary, last night hailed the newest state investigation and assailed County Attorney C. Ray Smith for "announcing publicly a month ago he was writing the I.I.

Board to investigate the Paradise Island ownership and then failing to do so." Meanwhile, it was disclosed by records forwarded to the county by the U.S. Corps of Engineers office, Jacksonville, that former County Public Works Director C. A. Peterson, who resigned under Budget Board fire two years ago, is the engineer on the out-of-bounds Paradise Island project, Joseph V. Klingle, president of the Paradise Island Development Company, has repeatedly refused to answer reporters' questions on the overfill and the ownership of the land it is on.

APPLICATION FILED The firm has filed an "after the fact" application for an Army permit with the Corps of Engineers but has not filed it with the County Navigation Authority. The Corps of Engineers, in its latest of a series of letters, has advised the developers to file it with the county, also. Army engineers have reported their survey shows no encroach-ment on the Intracoastal waterway. County Engineer Leighton Hester, however, who has also surveyed the fill, has expressed the opinion there is still a waterway encroachment. Brown said he had requested Wallis to map out the ownership situation from I.I.

Board records as part of the Land Use Com mission's project to inventory state bay bottom holdings in this area. Bill Washburne Warns Collins To Watch Out (TIMES BUREAU) LAUREL Attention LeRoy Collins. Genial William Washburne Jr. and a loyal band of 250 Republi cans last night declared at Springer's Restaurant here that you have a battle on your hands to retain your job as governor. 'It is not a joke for Washburne to win," Clair Davis, state attor ney said, citing the fact that in 1928 when he and his law part ner ran a slate of Republican candidates there were only five registered Republicans in Pinel las County.

15 Republicans were elected in the county that year. 'MIGHTY MCE' J. Frank Houghton, Florida's only GOP state senator, said it would be "mighty nice to have a Republican in the governor's mansion. And Bill Bowes, executive as sistant to William C. Cramer, Florida's Republican congress man, said "Pinellas is not con ceding the governor's mansion to LeRoy." "Mr.

and Mrs. Collins may have given instructions to the ar chitects on the mansion but Mr. and Mrs. Washburne will enjoy it," Bowes predicted. News Index Obituaries on Page 13-B.

Weather information on Page 2-B. CALIFORNIA WEA. TIIER the best, according to latest PAGE 2-B. AUOUND.TIIE. WORLD (on a motorcycle) Britishers pause here.

PAGE 5-D. Britishers pause here. PAGE 5-D. NO MEDFLY spray today. PAGE 2-B.

EX-SUNSHINE Goddess winner in Times Photo Contest. PAGE 10-B. A 55-year-old TV enthusiast will miss his favorite programs for the next 15 days, all because he wanted to watch them Friday night. Arthur Kinsey, 175 19th Avenue Southeast, began serving 15 days In Jail yesterday after a fight with his wife over who would watch what TV program. His wife, Marion, was treated for a broken hand after the struggle was subdued by police signed a warrant for assault husband.

Municipal Judge Herbert a dim view of the manner in argument was settled and levied the knew what program the husband the a court attache J. 1 MRS. GERTRUDE REED City Resident Dies In Texas After Accident William C. Lewis, a St, Petersburg resident, died Friday night in a Brown-wood, Texas hospital after being critically injured in an auto accident which took his wife's life earlier this week. A head-on collision with anoth er car near Mullin, Texas, on Wednesday, caused the deaths of Mr.

and Mrs. Lewis, who lived at 2525 69th Avenue South, here. Their daughter, Marie, 20, also injured in the collision, was reported in "fair condition" after suffering severe head and inter nal injuries and a fractured leg, The accident occurred when the car driven by Mr. Lewis hit an auto driven by Miss Mildred Eifgenia Barnett, Austin, Texas, a public health nurse. Miss Bar nett, also injured, remains in a Brownwood hospital.

The Lewises, who operated the Lewis Palm Park Motel at 4100 Fourth Street North until last May, were returning to St. Petersburg from Illinois when the tragedy occurred. The motel has oeen sold due to Lewis poor health. He was suffering from a cardiac condition. The bodies of Mr.

and Mrs. Lewis are being sent to Lane and Son Funeral Home, Chicago, where services and burial will take place. ROW LEADS TO 15 i 1 1 Fort'De Soto and back, he reports. The Manatee out of Gulf-port also regularly serves the park and the Miss Alabama out of Pass-a-Griile makes two trips daily. This poses an unusual problem for V.

O. Anderson, the restaurant-hotel lessee in the dock area and Ed Smith and his financial backer Charles Lenz, who lease the bathhouse and operate a fuuntain concession in the Ft. De Soto area. The island is virtually de CONSISTENT WITH SAFE AND Mrs. Kinsey against her Peterson took which the sentence.

No one wanted to watch. "Probably Friday night. (Timei Stuff Photo by Al Backett) Sheena of the Jungle wouldn't have fitted and all the Princess' garments were made by Mrs. George Buhmeyer, wife of a Clearwater fireman. The apparel includes a blue skirt, white blouse and is set off by a pearl choker and bracelet.

At Minnesota, the Princess will join another Maggart creation, built two years ago for the dairy industry of that state. This was a whimsical locomotive and tender whose parts were various dairy items and products. Like the train, the princess facial features are rubber and-through an electronic device, her lips will move In conjunction with the real speaker who will converse with viewers over a microphone from a hidden, nearby spot. Maggart, seemingly, has been building things all his life but has found a real love in the creation of animated ob jects. Some of his past work has included the well-known green giant for a vegetable canning concern, general motors exhibits at the New York world's fair and visual aids for training during World War II.

Just back from California, where he visited Disneyland, the president of Display Carft Industries is also tied to the movie industry through his work creating sets for sales promotion films. 4 (Jimb ,.4.. park, Is curator and spieler. Al Baumgardner, young assistant caretaker who has become a serious student of botany since joining the park, lives in the museum. Louise Hicks, attractive young woman who runs the bathhouse, lives remotely alone in a tiny cottage jacent to Fort De Soto and the bathhouse.

Anderson's employes are put up at the hotel, which fluctuates widely as to guest load. ContfnuH tnm'rrw) Key's 'Railroad' Is Mm Success room 333 has a birthday Monday, 1 J- how about a card? THTT nections that keeps them going. Capt. George B. McElhaney, owner-operator of the miniature railroad, reports it has hauled 42,000 customers during its two years of operation.

'Oh, yes, it's a financial success," McElhaney declared. "I'm prepared to expand it as much as needed when the park is developed." He said friends had predicted dire financial calamity when he put in the line with a $12,000 investment. (to UUmmnrii to oUrs xv" "V' mini will mrm tuiml i.h..- ijrMrt v. ALL-ABOARD FOR FORT DeSOTO AND "LITTLE HAWAII" Mullet Key for the Fort DeSoto area and county bath house (second photo) one mile away. It's the island's only transportation.

Capt. George B. McElhaney, Mullet Key'a transpor-tatlon magnate, is at the throttle In person as this train load of visitors takes off from the Main Dock area at The bath house, called "Little Hawaii, has a grass skirted soda fountain to serve customers on the big screened porch and supplement the refreshments of picnickers under the palms. McElhaney currently pays nothing ior his self-financed concession but will pay a percentage when road customers pour McElhaney is the transportation magnate of the key. His 100-passenger excursion boat Ranger sailing from the St.

Petersburg Central Yacht Basin daily except Mondays this time of year) at 10:30 a.m. supplies the park with most of its visitors. And 9i to 98 per cent of these ride the railroad to By TOM TWITTY The mile long Fort De Soto and Gulf Beach Railroad connecting the main dock area and the Fort De Soto bath house area at Mullet Key Is a whopping success. The other two business ventures on the county's largely undeveloped Island park are still struggling in the red, operators report, but there is a missionary spirit and the promise of steadier customer volume to come with the Bayway con serted until the boats pour several hundred visitors on it, all of whom want quirk service before returning to the mainland after a 2'a hour stay. This makes for high cost operation, slow service during peak load periods.

The lack of housing aggravates the hired help problem. Anderson operates under a lease contract giving the County 10 per cent o( the take. The County got the old frame hotel and taurant from the Government along with the kland Anderson claims to have put J10.000 into the operation in three years. Smith reports the bath house, a new county-built building, is operating at a loss. It pays a flat $100 a month to the County.

One of the free attractions of the island is a somewhat primitive marine-life museum of stuffed specimens in the deck area. Curator George Pierce, one of three coun(y employes, of the bwVhtu YOUR SAUIIIGS to mn GOOD return SOUND MANAGEMENT? FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN AjS'N OF ST FETE AOVFSTlSfVJNT.